young offender institutionnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌjʌŋ əˈfen.dər ɪn.stɪˌtʃuː.ʃən//ˌjʌŋ əˈfen.dɚ ɪn.stɪˌtuː.ʃən/UKa special place for people who have done bad things and are too young to be sent to prison
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Prisons & parts of prisons
- approved school
- Bastille
- boot camp
- borstal
- brig
- clink
- gaoler
- halfway house
- HMP
- house of correction
- jail
- matron
- prison
- prison camp
- protective custody
- remand centre
- screw
- slop
- straightjacket
- straitjacket
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